Senior Systems Engineer – TS/SCI with Polygraph

General Dynamics Information Technology

. Develops and applies advanced engineering and design methods, theories and research techniques in the investigation and solution of complex and advanced system requirements, hardware/software interfaces and applications and solutions .

Posted 5/5/2026full-timeElkridge • District of Columbia, Maryland • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $142,792 - $143,750 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Distributed SystemsLinuxSQLTypeScriptVMware

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develops and applies advanced engineering and design methods, theories and research techniques in the investigation and solution of complex and advanced system requirements, hardware/software interfaces and applications and solutions
Operate and sustain the on-going daily operational use of VMware infrastructure including updating, testing and deploying the vSphere and vCenter product releases
Identify and report concerns or issues encountered during installation, testing and deployment of new software releases
Manage and administer physical and virtual servers, primarily Windows and Linux servers
Support and management of server virtualization, server provisioning, physical server maintenance, security compliance and daily operations
Manage VMware vSphere, with emphasis on automation, and enterprise storage and backup system administration, installation and on-going maintenance experience
Maintain server lifecycle - provisioning, maintenance, and decommissioning of the hardware
Maintain the virtualized server environment via configuration, implementation, management and support activities
Monitor the virtual server infrastructure environment’s health status, service performance, and utilization
Implement and maintain continuous compliance to information security policies and technical standards, reporting and remediation of non-compliances
Maintain the security baseline compliance via configuration, implementation, and remediation activities
Troubleshoot, maintain integrity and configure network components along with implementing operating systems enhancements to improve reliability and performance
Integrate new technologies into new and existing systems including the transition and migration of corporate systems
Perform systems administration of desktop and server systems connected to local and wide area networks
Provide installation and operational support of voice and data communications hardware and software systems
Diagnose and troubleshoot storage systems and other related technologies
Oversee the Installation of new storage hardware and software according to standard operating procedures
Perform configuration of operating system and security patches for host and distributed systems and implements incident response procedures during incidents of a network or host security breach
Reviews customer requirements and makes recommendations for changes to existing technical architecture
Complies with prescribed customer, industry and agency standards
Provide support to IT systems including day-to-day operations, monitoring and problem resolution for all of the client/server/storage/network devices, mobile devices, etc. support, administer and maintenance of enterprise data center systems comprised of both physical and virtual servers, storage, backups, monitoring and automation
Participates in special projects as required

Requirements

What you’ll need

BA/BS + 8 years of related experience
TS/SCI clearance and ability to obtain and maintain a Polygraph
Working technical competency in one or more of the following supported platforms: Microsoft Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux servers, MS Hyper-V/VMWare/ ESx /Xen Hypervisors
Scripting
BMC Footprints
WSUS
Lumension
Bitlocker
SQL Server 2012
Microsoft IIS
Windows Server 2012r2/2016
Win 10
Red Hat 6.5
Microsoft Office
Hands on engineering experience with NetApp and other storage technologies and concepts
Experience with SAN, NAS and iSCSI storage implementations
Experience with capacity planning and sizing storage and backup environments
Experience in performance tuning and optimizing storage and backup environments
Experience with data center migrations and storage replication technologies
Experience with design, development, implementation and maintenance of large-scale systems, preferably across multiple hardware platforms and data centers

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages
401K with company match
Competitive pay and paid time off
Full flex work weeks where possible
Variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave
Short and long-term disability benefits
Life insurance
Accidental death and dismemberment insurance
Personal accident insurance
Critical illness and business travel and accident insurance

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Hard Skills & Tools

VMwarevSpherevCenterWindows ServerLinuxScriptingSQL Server 2012Microsoft IISNetAppSAN

Soft Skills

problem resolutioncommunicationteam collaborationanalytical thinkingtroubleshootingproject managementcustomer serviceattention to detailadaptabilitytime management

Certifications

TS/SCI clearancePolygraph